Jesus: Both Human and Divine



Jesus: Both Human and Divine

Introduction

The paper discusses about the temptation of Christ and Baptism. The theme is significant in the Christian theology. The paper discusses the concept in a comprehensive way. Temptation of Christ is described in the New Testament; the devil tempted Jesus during his forty days of fasting in the wilderness, where he retired after his baptism. In Christianity, the temptation of Christ is treated as one of the proofs of the two natures in Jesus, for example he fought against the devil and bad deed and in results he got grace fruit of baptism.

The Baptism of Jesus is an episode in the life of Jesus in the sacred history of Christianity that appears related in the New Testament. It is said that Jesus came to the banks of the Jordan River from Galilee, where he asks his cousin John who baptized him. John protests and says that he who should be baptized by Jesus. Jesus answers (Kazantzakis, 1960):

"We must comply with all justice ordained by God"

Discussion

The story of the forty-day fast of Jesus Christ and his subsequent temptation of the devil have all the evangelists except John. At the same time Matthew and Luke tell it in detail, which coincides in every detail, and St Mark only briefly mentions this, without giving details.

According to the Gospel story, after his baptism Jesus Christ, led by the Spirit, he went into the wilderness, so that he can pray, fast, and solitude for the execution of the mission for which he came to earth. He rest in wildness for forty days it was a huge time without eating anything. Devil tried best deviate him from his work and let him commit sin. The Jesus showed the messianic nature of him.

After the third temptation, in the ...